Thread:JayAaerow/@comment-6769189-20160603184312/@comment-6769189-20160620041516

I checked that episode, they just said he was a swordsmen. Also, the DMC1 prologue says he "awoke to justice" and the manga had a short detailing of Mundus's  takeover with no mention of Sparda being involved.

As far as comfirmee canon goes, Sparda was never aligned with Mundus.